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First published on December 20, 2005; DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.018960


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Mol Pharmacol 69:1066-1073, 2006

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Lysophosphatidylserine Stimulates L2071 Mouse Fibroblast Chemotactic Migration via a Process Involving Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive Trimeric G-Proteins

Kyoung Sun Park, Ha-Young Lee, Mi-Kyoung Kim, Eun Ha Shin, Seong Ho Jo, Sang Doo Kim, Dong-Soon Im, and Yoe-Sik Bae

Medical Research Center for Cancer Molecular Therapy and Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea (K.S.P., H.-Y.L., M.-K.K., E.H.S., S.H.J., S.D.K., Y.-S.B.); and College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea (D.-S.I.)

Received September 14, 2005; accepted December 20, 2005


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Lysophosphatidylserine (LPS) may be generated after phosphatidylserine-specific phospholipase A2 activation. However, the effects of LPS on cellular activities and the identities of its target molecules have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we observed that LPS stimulates an intracellular calcium increase in L2071 mouse fibroblast cells, and that this increase was inhibited by 1-[6-((17beta-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (U-73122) but not by pertussis toxin, suggesting that LPS stimulates calcium signaling via G-protein coupled receptor-mediated phospholipase C activation. Moreover, LPS-induced calcium mobilization was not inhibited by the lysophosphatidic acid receptor antagonist, (S)-phosphoric acid mono-{2-octadec-9-enoylamino-3-[4-(pyridine-2-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-propyl} ester (VPC 32183), thus indicating that LPS binds to a receptor other than lysophosphatidic acid receptors. It was also found that LPS stimulates two types of mitogen-activated protein kinase [i.e., extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) and p38 kinase] in L2071 cells. Furthermore, these LPS-induced ERK and p38 kinase activations were inhibited by pertussis toxin, which suggests the role of pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins in the process. In terms of functional issues, LPS stimulated L2071 cell chemotactic migration, which was completely inhibited by pertussis toxin, indicating the involvement of pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi protein(s). This chemotaxis of L2071 cells induced by LPS was also dramatically inhibited by 2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (LY294002) and by 2'-amino-3'-methoxyflavone (PD98059). This study demonstrates that LPS stimulates at least two different signaling cascades, one of which involves a pertussis toxin-insensitive but phospholipase C-dependent intracellular calcium increase, and the other involves a pertussis toxin-sensitive chemotactic migration mediated by phosphoinositide 3-kinase and ERK.


Lyso-type phospholipid molecules, such as lysophosphatidic acid, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), and sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC), have attracted the attentions of researchers for more than 2 decades. In particular, the identification of lysophosphatidic acid as a cell proliferating factor in serum proved to be a landmark event, and the involvement of S1P in angiogenesis has been studied intensively (van Corven et al., 1989Go; Tigyi et al., 1994Go; Lee et al., 1999Go). Moreover, the discovery of the EDG family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) of lysophosphatidic acid and S1P triggered a variety of pathophysiological studies on lysophospholipids in many cell and tissue types (Hla and Maciag, 1990Go; Fukushima et al., 1998Go; Lee et al., 1998Go). Moreover, the OGR1 GPCR family has been reported to contain SPC, LPC, and psychosine receptors, although the GPCRs were recently reevaluated and found to be composed largely of proton-sensing GPCRs (Xu et al., 2000Go; Zhu et al., 2001Go). In addition, GPR23, GPR12, and GPR119 have been suggested to be lysophosphatidic acid, SPC, and LPC receptors, respectively (Ignatov et al., 2003Go; Noguchi et al., 2003Go; Soga et al., 2005Go). However, in contrast to the many studies that have demonstrated the pivotal roles of the above-mentioned lysophospholipids in biological responses, the roles of other lysophospholipids, such as lysophosphatidylserine (LPS), have not been elucidated.

LPS is generated by activated platelets (Sato et al., 1997Go). Moreover, previous studies have demonstrated that platelets contain serine-phospholipid-selective phospholipase, which is secreted by activated platelets and specifically acts on phosphatidylserine to induce LPS production (Sato et al., 1997Go). High concentrations of LPS have also been found in the ascites of patients with ovarian cancer and in lacrimal fluid after corneal injury (Xu et al., 1995bGo; Liliom et al., 1998Go). LPS has also been reported to induce a transient increases in intracellular calcium in ovarian and breast cancer cell lines (Xu et al., 1995bGo), to stimulate interleukin-2 production in Jurkat T cells, and to inhibit Jurkat cell proliferation (Xu et al., 1995aGo). Furthermore, LPS treatment enhanced NGF-induced histamine release in rat mast cells and the NGF-induced differentiation of PC-12 cells (Luorenssen and Blennerhassett, 1998; Kawamoto et al., 2002Go). Although the target molecules of LPS have not been identified, it is believed that its actions are not mediated via the known GPCRs of lysophosphatidic acid, S1P or LPC.

In this study, we investigated LPS-induced cell migration and its signaling pathways in L2071 mouse fibroblasts and found that this effect is mediated by two separate signaling pathways with the involvement of pertussis toxin-sensitive trimeric G proteins.


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Cell Line and Reagents. L2071 mouse fibroblasts were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 100 U/ml penicillin, 100 µg/ml streptomycin, and 10% fetal bovine serum at 37°C in a humidified 5% CO2 atmosphere. 1-Acyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine, 1-acyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, S1P, lysophosphatidic acid, leukotriene B4, and VPC 32183 were purchased from Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc. (Alabaster, AL). Fura-2/AM and BAPTA/AM were purchased from Molecular Probes (Eugene, OR). U-73122, U-73343, and LY294002 were purchased from Calbiochem (San Diego, CA). Enhanced chemiluminescence reagents from Amersham Biosciences (Piscataway, NJ). Phospho-ERK1/2, phospho-p38, and ERK2 antibodies were purchased from New England Bio-labs (Beverly, MA). Phospho-Akt antibody, Akt antibody, fibrinogen, and fibronectin were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, MO). PD98059 and SB203580 were obtained from BIOMOL Research Laboratories (Plymouth Meeting, PA) and were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide before being added to the cell culture. The final concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide in culture were 0.1% or less.

Ca2+ Measurement. Intracellular calcium concentration was determined by Grynkiewicz's method using fura-2/AM (Grynkiewicz et al., 1985Go; Bae et al., 2001Go). In brief, prepared cells were incubated with 3 µM fura-2/AM at 37°C for 50 min in fresh, serum-free RPMI 1640 medium with continuous stirring. Cells were aliquoted (2 x 106) for each assay into Locke's solution (154 mM NaCl, 5.6 mM KCl, 1.2 mM MgCl2, 5 mM HEPES, pH 7.3, 10 mM glucose, 2.2 mM CaCl2, and 0.2 mM EGTA). Fluorescence was measured at 500 nm at excitation wavelengths of 340 nm and 380 nm.

Stimulation of Cells with LPS for Western Blot Analysis. Cultured cells (2 x 106) were stimulated with the indicated concentrations of LPS for the predetermined lengths of time. After stimulation, the cells were washed with serum-free RPMI 1640 medium and lysed in lysis buffer (20 mM HEPES, pH 7.2, 10% glycerol, 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 50 mM NaF, 1 mM Na3VO4, 10 µg/ml leupeptin, 10 µg/ml aprotinin, and 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride). Detergent-insoluble materials were pelleted by centrifugation (12,000g, 15 min, 4°C), and the soluble supernatant fraction was removed and stored at either -80°C or used immediately. Protein concentrations in the lysates were determined using Bradford protein assay reagent.

Electrophoresis and Immunoblot Analysis. Protein samples were prepared for electrophoresis then separated using a 10% SDS-polyacrylamide gel and the buffer system described previously (Kim et al., 2003Go). After the electrophoresis, the proteins were blotted onto nitrocellulose membrane, which was blocked by incubating with TBST (Tris-buffered saline, 0.05% Tween 20) containing 5% nonfat dried milk. The membranes were then incubated with anti-phospho-ERK antibody, anti-phospho-p38 kinase antibody, or anti-ERK antibody and washed with TBST. Antigen-antibody complexes were visualized after incubating the membrane with 1:5000 diluted goat anti-rabbit IgG or goat anti-mouse IgG antibody coupled to horse-radish peroxidase using the enhanced chemiluminescence detection system.

Transient Transfection of Regulators of G-Protein Signaling 4. HA-tagged human wild-type RGS4 cDNA was obtained from the cDNA Resource Center (University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO). Transfections were performed using LipofectAMINE reagents (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The cells were harvested 48 h after transfection, and expression of HA-tagged RGS4 protein was examined by Western blotting using a monoclonal anti-HA antibody (Sigma) (data not shown).

Chemotaxis Assay. Chemotaxis assays were performed using multiwell chambers (Neuroprobe Inc., Gaithersburg, MD) as described previously (Bae et al., 2003Go). In brief, polycarbonate filters (8 µm pore size) were precoated with 20 µg/ml BSA, 20 µg/ml fibrinogen, or 20 µg/ml fibronectin in 0.25% acetic acid in distilled water. A dry coated filter was placed on a 96-well chamber containing different concentrations of peptides. L2071 cells were suspended in RPMI at a concentration of 1 x 106 cells/ml, and 25 µl of the cell suspension was placed onto the upper well of the chamber. After incubation for 4 h at 37°C, nonmigrating cells were removed by scarping, and cells that migrated across the filter were dehydrated, fixed, and stained with hematoxylin (Sigma). The stained cells in three randomly chosen high-power fields (400x) were then counted for each well.

Statistics. The results are expressed as means ± S.E. of the number of determinations indicated. Statistical significance of differences was determined by analysis of variance. Significance was accepted at P < 0.05.


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LPS Stimulates Calcium Mobilization in L2071 Mouse Fibroblast Cells. The activations of some lysolipid GPCRs, such as S1P2 or LPA3, are associated with phospholipase C activation, subsequent inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate production, and intracellular calcium elevation (An et al., 1998bGo; Kon et al., 1999Go). To examine whether L2071 cells express GPCR(s) for LPS, we examined the effects of LPS on intracellular calcium in L2071 cells. As shown in Fig. 1A, the stimulation of L2071 with 2 µM LPS caused an intracellular calcium elevation in the presence or absence of extracellular calcium. However, lysophosphatidylethanolamine, which has a chemical structure resembling that of LPS, did not affect intracellular calcium concentrations in these cells (Fig. 1A). We also investigated the concentration dependence of this LPS-induced intracellular calcium increase and observed this effect after treating L2071 cells with 10 nM LPS; maximal activity was observed at 0.5 to 1 µM (Fig. 1B).


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Fig. 1. The effect of LPS on intracellular calcium elevation in L2071 cells. L2071 cells were stimulated with 2 µM LPS or 2 µM LPE, and intracellular calcium levels were determined fluorometrically using fura-2/AM. Relative intracellular calcium concentrations are expressed as fluorescence ratios (340:380 nm). Data are representative of five independent experiments (A). L2071 cells were stimulated with various concentrations of LPS or LPE, and peak intracellular calcium levels were recorded. Results are presented as means ± S.E. of three independent experiments performed in duplicate (B). *, statistically significant (P < 0.05) from the control (0.1 nM treated).

 
LPS-Stimulated Calcium Mobilization Is U-73122-Sensitive but Pertussis Toxin-Insensitive. Phospholipase C-dependent inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated response is a well known mechanism of intracellular calcium increase in the absence of extracellular calcium (Noh et al., 1995Go). To determine the role of phospholipase C on LPS-induced intracellular calcium elevation, we pretreated L2071 cells with the specific phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122 or with its inactive analog U-73343. Figure 2A demonstrates that U-73122, but not U-73343, completely inhibited LPS-induced intracellular calcium increase, indicating that LPS stimulates intracellular calcium elevation via phospholipase C activation in L2071 cells.


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Fig. 2. LPS-induced Ca2+ signaling is U-73122-sensitive but pertussis toxin-insensitive in L2071 cells. L2071 cells were pretreated with 5 µM U73122 [GenBank] or 5 µM U73343 [GenBank] before 2 µM LPS, and intracellular calcium levels were determined (A). L2071 cells were preincubated in the absence or presence of 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin for 24 h and loaded with fura-2/AM; intracellular calcium levels were determined fluorometrically after adding 2 µM LPS or 1 µM leukotriene B4 (B). L2071 cells were preincubated in the absence or presence of 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin for 24 h, and intracellular calcium levels were determined fluorometrically after adding various concentrations of LPS (C). Relative intracellular calcium concentrations are expressed as fluorescence ratios (340:380 nm). Data are representative of four independent experiments (A-C).

 
We also investigated the role of pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins on LPS-induced intracellular calcium elevation. Cultured L2071 cells were preincubated with 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin before being stimulated with 2 µM LPS. However, this pertussis toxin pretreatment did not block intracellular calcium elevation by LPS (Fig. 2B), demonstrating that LPS induces intracellular calcium elevation in a pertussis toxin-insensitive manner.

To confirm whether pertussis toxin sufficiently inhibits G{alpha}i-mediated signaling, we examined the effect of pertussis toxin on leukotriene B4-induced intracellular calcium elevation in L2071 cells. As shown in Fig. 2B, leukotriene B4 also stimulated calcium increase in L2071 cells, and this increase was completely inhibited by pertussis toxin, indicating that leukotriene B4 induces intracellular calcium elevation in a pertussis toxin-sensitive manner in these cells (Fig. 2B). We also examined the effect of pertussis toxin at various concentrations on LPS-induced cytosolic calcium increases and observed that the presence of pertussis toxin had no effect on LPS-induced cytosolic calcium increases (Fig. 2C), which suggests that LPS induces pertussis toxin-insensitive phospholipase C activation and cytosolic calcium increase.

LPS-Induced Intracellular Calcium Elevation Is Inhibited by Lysophosphatidic Acid or S1P. Lysophosphatidic acid and S1P are known to up-regulate intracellular calcium in a pertussis toxin-insensitive manner in mouse fibroblasts (van Corven et al., 1989Go; Im et al., 1997Go). Thus, we suspected that LPS uses the GPCRs of lysophosphatidic acid or S1P to elicit this Ca2+ response. As shown in Fig. 3A, the stimulation of L2071 cells with LPS desensitized cells to a second LPS stimulation, indicating homologous desensitization. This was also observed for lysophosphatidic acid and for S1P. However, LPS-desensitized L2071 cells responded to lysophosphatidic acid and to S1P (Fig. 3A). Conversely, lysophosphatidic acid- or S1P-desensitized L2071 cells did not respond to LPS, indicating heterologous desensitization. These results suggest that LPS shares lysophosphatidic acid or S1P receptors or that the downstream signaling pathways converge or interact with those of lysophosphatidic acid or S1P.


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Fig. 3. LPS induces intracellular calcium elevation via unique receptor(s) in L2071 cells. Intracellular calcium concentrations were determined fluorometrically using fura-2/AM, as described under Materials and Methods. Cells were challenged with 2 µM LPS or 5 µM LPA (A), and fura-2/AM-loaded L2071 cells were challenged with 2 µM LPS or 2 µM S1P at the times indicated (B). L2071 cells were pretreated with 2 µM LPS for 3 min and then stimulated with various concentrations of LPA (C) or S1P (D). Relative intracellular calcium concentrations are expressed as fluorescence ratios (340:380 nm). The tracings shown are from one experiment representative of at least four separate experiments (A and B). Results are presented as means ± S.E. of three independent experiments performed in duplicate (C and D).

 
We examined the possibility that LPS acts on lysophosphatidic acid or S1P receptors in L2071 cells. Pretreatment with a maximal concentration of LPS (2 µM) did not significantly affect lysophosphatidic acid- or S1P-induced calcium release in L2071 cells (Fig. 3, C and D). The above results suggest that LPS does not bind to lysophosphatidic acid or S1P receptors.

LPS Interacts with a Unique Receptor Not Shared with Lysophosphatidic Acid. To determine whether LPS has its own unique cell surface receptor, we used the lysophosphatidic acid receptor-selective antagonist VPC 32183. As shown in Fig. 4A, lysophosphatidic acid-induced intracellular calcium increase was completely inhibited by preincubating L2071 cells with 1 µM VPC 32183. However, LPS-induced calcium signaling was unaffected by VPC 32183 (1 µM; Fig. 4B). LPS-induced calcium increases by several concentrations were not significantly inhibited by 1 µM VPC 32183 (Fig. 4C). These results strongly indicate that LPS acts at a unique cell surface receptor.


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Fig. 4. LPS-induced intracellular calcium increases are not inhibited by lysophosphatidic acid receptor antagonist. Intracellular calcium concentrations were determined fluorometrically using fura-2/AM, as described under Materials and Methods. Cells were challenged with vehicle (DW), 1 µM LPA, or 1 µM VPC 32183 (A), and fura-2/AM-loaded L2071 cells were challenged with vehicle (DW), 1 µM LPS, or 1 µM VPC 32183 at the times indicated (B). Cells were stimulated with vehicle (DW) or 1 µM VPC 32183 before adding LPS (C). Relative intracellular calcium concentrations are expressed as fluorescence ratios (340:380 nm). The tracings shown are representative of at least four separate experiments (A and B). Results are presented as the means ± S.E. of three independent experiments performed in duplicate (C).

 

LPS Stimulates ERK and p38 Kinase in L2071 Cells. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) has been reported to mediate extracellular signals that target the nucleus in several cell types (Johnson and Lapadat, 2002Go). In this study, we used Western blot analysis with anti-phosphospecific antibodies against each enzyme to examine whether LPS stimulates MAPKs. When L2071 cells were stimulated with 2 µM LPS for different times, ERK phosphorylation levels were transiently increased, and showed maximal activity 2 to 5 min after stimulation (Fig. 5A) and returned to baseline 10 min after stimulation (Fig. 5A). Another important MAPK, p38 kinase, was also transiently activated by LPS stimulation in a time course resembling that of ERK activation (Fig. 5A). In addition, we also examined the concentration-dependencies of LPS-induced ERK and p38 kinase activations. When various concentrations of LPS were used to stimulate L2071 cells, ERK and p38 kinase were found to be activated in a concentration-dependent manner (Fig. 5B). In the case of ERK activation, LPS caused significant activation at 500 nM and maximal activation at 1 to 2 µM (Fig. 5B). p38 kinase was also activated by 500 nM LPS and this peaked at 1 to 2 µM LPS (Fig. 5B).


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Fig. 5. LPS stimulates MAPK phosphorylation in L2071 cells. L2071 cells were stimulated with 2 µM LPS for various times (A) and then stimulated with various concentrations of LPS for 2 min (B). Samples (30 µg of protein) were subjected to 10% SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and phosphorylated ERK or p38 kinase levels were determined by immunoblotting using anti-phospho-ERK antibody or anti-phospho-p38 kinase antibody. The results shown are representative of at least three independent experiments.

 

MAPK Activation by LPS Is Mediated by Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive G-Protein. Here, we examined the effect of pertussis toxin, a specific inhibitor of Gi type G-proteins, on LPS-induced MAPK phosphorylation. When L2071 cells were preincubated with 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin, before being stimulated with 2 µM LPS, LPS-induced ERK and p38 kinase phosphorylations were found to be almost completely inhibited (Fig. 6A), thus indicating that LPS stimulates MAPK activation via a pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway. To further support the role of Gi on LPS-induced signaling in L2071 cells, we examined the effect of RGS4 overexpression (RGS4 is a negative regulator of Gi) on LPS-stimulated ERK phosphorylation. As shown in Fig. 6B, RGS4 overexpression dramatically inhibited LPS-induced ERK phosphorylation. Because RGS4 inhibits signaling via Gi and Gq/11 (Berman et al., 1996Go; Huang et al., 1997Go), and because LPS-induced ERK phosphorylation was almost completely inhibited by pertussis toxin (Fig. 6A), our results indicate that LPS stimulates ERK phosphorylation via Gi.


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Fig. 6. LPS-induced MAPK phosphorylation is mediated by pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein. L2071 cells, preincubated in the absence or presence of 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin for 24 h, were stimulated with 2 µM LPS for 5 min (A). Vector- or HA-tagged human RGS-4-transfected L2071 cells were treated with 2 µM LPS for various times (B). Immunoblot analysis with anti-phospho-ERK antibodies was performed on lysates, and immunoblot analysis with anti-ERK antibody was used to confirm equal protein loadings. The results shown are representative of at least three independent experiments.

 

LPS Stimulates Akt Activity in a Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive Manner. Akt has been reported to play important roles in the regulation of several cellular responses, such as cell migration and cell survival (Morales-Ruiz et al., 2001Go). Here, we used Western blot analysis with anti-phospho-specific antibodies against Akt to determine whether LPS stimulates Akt. When L2071 cells were stimulated with 2 µM LPS for different times, Akt phosphorylation was transiently increased, showing maximal activity after 2 to 5 min of stimulation (Fig. 7A) and return to baseline 10 min after stimulation (Fig. 7A). In addition, we also examined the concentration-dependence of LPS-induced Akt activation. When L2071 cells were stimulated with different concentrations of LPS, Akt was activated in a concentration-dependent manner (Fig. 7B). At 100 nM, LPS caused significant Akt activation and maximal activation was observed at 2 µM (Fig. 7B).


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Fig. 7. LPS stimulates Akt phosphorylation in a pertussis toxin-sensitive manner in L2071 cells. L2071 cells were stimulated with 2 µM LPS for various times (A) and then stimulated with various concentrations of LPS for 5 min (B). L2071 cells, preincubated in the presence of 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin for 24 h, were stimulated with either 2 µM LPS for various times (C) or with various concentrations of LPS for 5 min (D). Samples (30 µg of protein) were subjected to 10% SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and phosphorylated Akt levels were determined by immunoblotting using anti-phospho-Akt antibody. The results shown are representative of at least three independent experiments.

 
We also examined the effect of pertussis toxin on LPS-induced Akt phosphorylation. When L2071 cells were preincubated with 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin before being stimulated with 2 µM LPS, LPS-induced Akt phosphorylation was found to be almost completely inhibited (Fig. 7C). The preincubation of L2071 cells with 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin before stimulation with several concentrations of LPS for 5 min also completely inhibited Akt phosphorylation (Fig. 7D). These results indicate that LPS stimulates Akt activation via a pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway.

LPS Induces Mouse Fibroblast Chemotaxis. Because intracellular signaling through several chemoattractant receptors is required for the activation of several integrins involved in leukocyte adhesion and migration (Wang et al., 2002Go), we investigated the effect of LPS on fibroblast migration on several specific extracellular matrices. It was found that LPS induced the chemotactic migration of mouse fibroblasts on fibronectin but not on fibrinogen or BSA (Fig. 8A). Figure 8B shows the concentration-responsive curve of LPS-induced mouse fibroblast migration, showing maximal activity at 2 to 5 µM. To distinguish between LPS-induced chemotaxis and chemokinesis, we performed migration assays in the absence or presence of LPS in the upper wells of Boyden chambers as described previously (Bae et al., 1999Go). As shown in Table 1, the addition of LPS (5 µM) to the upper chamber reduced the LPS-induced migrations of L2071 cells to the lower well, thus demonstrating that LPS induces mouse fibroblast chemotaxis.


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Fig. 8. LPS induces L2071 cell chemotaxis. Assays were performed using a modified Boyden chamber assay as described under Materials and Methods. The polycarbonate membrane of a 96-well chemotaxis chamber was precoated with BSA (2%), fibrinogen (20 µg/ml), or fibronectin (20 µg/ml) in 0.25% acetic acid in distilled water) overnight at room temperature. Cultured L2071 cells (1 x 106 cells/ml in serum free RPMI) were added to the upper well of the 96-well chemotaxis chamber and migration across a polycarbonate membrane of 8-µm pore size was assessed in the presence of 2 µM LPS for 4 h at 37°C (A). Various concentrations of LPS were used to examine chemotactic migration using fibronectin (20 µg/ml) precoated polycarbonate membranes (B). Migrated cell numbers were counted in three high-power fields (400x). Data are presented as the means ± S.E. of three independent experiments performed in duplicate. *, significantly different (P < 0.05) from the control (vehicle treated).

 

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TABLE 1 The migration of L2071 cells across a polycarbonate membrane after LPS treatment

L2071 cell migration was analyzed for 4 h across a fibronectin-coated polycarbonate membrane (8-µm pore size). Different LPS concentrations were placed in the lower compartment in the absence or presence of LPS (5 µM) in the above compartments. Data are represent the means ± S.E. of migrated L2071 cell numbers in three high-power fields (400x) counted in triplicate for two independent experiments.

 

LPS Induces Mouse Fibroblasts Chemotaxis via Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive G-Proteins, ERK, and Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-Dependent Signaling. Because LPS-induced MAPK and Akt phosphorylations were inhibited by pertussis toxin in L2071 cells, we examined the effect of pertussis toxin on LPS-induced mouse fibroblast chemotaxis. When L2071 cells were preincubated with 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin before chemotaxis assays, the numbers of cell migrating toward LPS was reduced by >95% (Fig. 9A), which strongly suggested the involvement of pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins.


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Fig. 9. LPS-induced L2071 chemotaxis is mediated by pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins, PI3K, and ERK. The polycarbonate membrane of a 96-well chemotaxis chamber was precoated with fibronectin (20 µg/ml) in carbonate buffer (500 mM sodium bicarbonate, pH 8.5) overnight at room temperature. L2071 cells, preincubated in the absence or presence of 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin for 24 h, were subjected to chemotaxis assays at LPS concentrations of 0, 2, and 5 µM (A). *, significantly different (P < 0.05) from the control (pertussis toxin). L2071 cells were treated with vehicle (DMSO), PD098059 (50 µM), SB203580 (20 µM), or LY294002 (50 µM) for 15 min, and then subjected to chemotaxis assays in the presence of 2 µM LPS for 4 h (B). Migrated cell numbers were counted in three high-power fields (400x). Data are presented as the means ± S.E. of three independent experiments performed in duplicate (A and B). *, significantly different (P < 0.05) from the control (DMSO treated).

 

Several reports have shown that several chemoattractants stimulate PI3K-mediated Akt activity and that the PI3K pathway is involved in the chemotaxis of leukocytes stimulated by these chemoattractants (Haribabu et al., 1999Go; Lachance et al., 2002Go). Because we observed that LPS treatment caused a rapid increase in Akt phosphorylation in L2071 cells (Fig. 7), we investigated whether the PI3K pathway is required for LPS-induced L2071 chemotaxis. The preincubation of cells with LY294002 (50 µM), a well known PI3K inhibitor, for 15 min at 37°C before stimulation with LPS was found to affect cellular chemotaxis (Fig. 9B), indicating that LPS activates the PI3K pathway and that this signaling is required for the LPS-induced chemotaxis of L2071 mouse fibroblast cells.

We also examined the roles of ERK and p38 kinase on LPS-induced L2071 chemotaxis. When L2071 cells were preincubated with PD98059 (50 µM) or SB203580 (20 µM) before chemotaxis assays, LPS-induced L2071 chemotaxis was found to be significantly blunted by PD98059, but not by SB203580 (Fig. 9B), implying that ERK-mediated signaling is involved in LPS-induced L2071 chemotaxis.


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Fibroblast migration is associated with damaged tissue remodeling. In response to tissue damage or inflammation, fibroblasts migrate into inflammatory sites along cross-linked fibrin and fibronectin in the extracellular matrix (Wilberding et al., 2001Go; Hotary et al., 2002Go). Fibroblast migration is important for the remodeling of the provisional extracellular matrix, because fibroblasts provide a fibrous attachment for growing tissue, and wound healing (Wilberding et al., 2001Go; Hotary et al., 2002Go), and thus the modulation of chemotactic migration is an important aspect of the cell biology of fibroblasts. Several groups have reported that various extracellular stimuli are involved in the regulation of fibroblast chemotactic migration (Kundra et al., 1994Go; Hama et al., 2004Go). However, the role of LPS in chemotaxis has not been studied. In the present study, we found for the first time that LPS, a lysophospholipid, stimulates the chemotactic migration of mouse fibroblast L2071 cells. This finding suggests that LPS has a potential role in tissue remodeling, wound healing, and various functional aspects related to fibroblast migration.

In this study, we found that LPS induces intracellular calcium elevation in a unique way; i.e., LPS-induced Ca2+ response was desensitized by pretreating with LPS, S1P, or lysophosphatidic acid, but S1P- or lysophosphatidic acid-induced Ca2+ response was not desensitized by LPS pretreatment (Fig. 3). These findings suggest that LPS has lysophosphatidic acid or S1P receptors or that LPS receptor(s) can be heterologously desensitized by lysophosphatidic acid or S1P in mouse fibroblasts. Several reports have suggested that LPS might have a unique cell surface receptor (i.e., one that differs from those of other lysolipids, such as S1P or lysophosphatidic acid) (An et al., 1998aGo,bGo; Bandoh et al., 1999Go; Gonda et al., 1999Go; Okamoto et al., 1999Go). An et al. (1998aGo) found that LPS failed to stimulate serum responsive element-driven luciferase expression in LPA1 or LPA2-transfected Jurkat cells, and Bandoh et al. (1999Go) reported that LPS failed to stimulate intracellular calcium increases in LPA3-transfected Sf9 cells. These findings suggest that LPS is not a ligand for the three known lysophosphatidic acid receptors, LPA1, LPA2, and LPA3 (An et al., 1998aGo,bGo; Bandoh et al., 1999Go). It has also been reported that LPS failed to inhibit the binding of [32P]S1P to S1P receptors or S1P-induced intracellular calcium increases in S1P receptor-transfected cells (Gonda et al., 1999Go; Okamoto et al., 1999Go). In this study, we found that LPS-induced calcium signaling is not affected by VPC 32183, a lysophosphatidic acid receptor-selective antagonist (Fig. 4). However, lysophosphatidic acid-induced intracellular calcium increases were completely inhibited by VPC 32183 (Fig. 4). These results strongly indicate that LPS has a unique cell surface receptor that is different from lysophosphatidic acid receptors.

Furthermore, Xu et al. (1995aGo,bGo) have reported that pretreatment with lysophosphatidylglycerol, which has been shown to prevent the binding of lysophosphatidic acid to a putative cell-surface receptor, inhibited the calcium release induced by lysophosphatidic acid, but not that induced by LPS, in Jurkat T cells and HEY ovarian cancer cells, which also strongly suggests that LPS binds to a unique receptor different from lysophosphatidic acid receptors in Jurkat T cells and ovarian cancer cells. Taken together, it is evident that LPS has a unique cell surface receptor that can be heterologously desensitized by lysophosphatidic acid or S1P receptor activation. We also investigated the effect of pertussis toxin, which specifically blocks the coupling of GPCRs to Gi, on LPS-induced signaling. When L2071 cells were treated with 100 ng/ml pertussis toxin for 24 h before LPS stimulation, LPS-induced intracellular calcium elevation was not inhibited (Fig. 2, B and C). However, the activations of ERK or p38 kinase and LPS-induced chemotactic migration were completely inhibited by pertussis toxin treatment, as shown in Figs. 6A and 9A. These results also imply that LPS uses pertussis toxin-sensitive GPCR. In addition, we found that the overexpression of RGS4, a negative regulator of Gi and Gq, dramatically inhibited LPS-induced ERK phosphorylation, thus suggesting the crucial involvement of trimeric G-proteins in the ERK phosphorylation (Fig. 6B). Taken together, it seems that LPS stimulates at least two different G-protein-coupled signalings (i.e., pertussis toxin-insensitive G-protein-mediated phospholipase C activation and intracellular calcium increase, and pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein-mediated chemotactic migration via ERK and PI3K). To our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate the role of trimeric G-proteins or G-protein-coupled receptors in the LPS-induced stimulation of fibroblasts.

Our investigation of signals triggering LPS-induced chemotaxis in L2071 cells using specific inhibitors, such as pertussis toxin, PD98059, LY294002, and Western blot analysis identified the critical roles of pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins, ERK, and PI3K. The concentration-dependence of LPS-induced L2071 chemotaxis correlates well with the LPS-induced ERK and Akt phosphorylations. However, although phospholipase C-mediated calcium signaling pathway was not found to be involved in LPS-induced chemotaxis (data not shown), it might modulate the EC50 values for chemotaxis and calcium release by LPS. Given that calcium signaling regulates various kinds of cellular physiologies and that LPS dramatically stimulates phospholipase C-mediated intracellular calcium increase, it would be interesting to determine the other functional roles of LPS in L2071 cells in relation to calcium signaling-dependent processes. This type of future work would probably reveal other important lipid-mediating roles of LPS.

In conclusion, the present study shows that LPS induces the chemotactic migration of L2071 mouse fibroblasts by modulating the activities of several intracellular signaling molecules, such as ERK and Akt, and of transmembrane signaling molecules, such as pertussis toxin-sensitive trimeric G proteins and phospholipase C. Because this study is the first to describe the role of LPS in mouse fibroblast chemotaxis, further studies on the pathologic and physiologic roles of LPS and on its specific cell surface receptor(s) are required.


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This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation through the Medical Science and Engineering Research Center for Cancer Molecular Therapy at Dong-A University, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation grant R01-2005-000-10011-02005, and grant A050027 from the Korea Health 21 R&D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea.

ABBREVIATIONS: S1P, sphingosine 1-phosphate; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine; SPC, sphingosylphosphorylcholine; GPCR, G-protein-coupled receptor; LPS, lysophosphatidylserine; VPC 32183, (S)-phosphoric acid mono-{2-octadec-9-enoylamino-3-[4-(pyridine-2-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-propyl}ester (ammonium salt); fura-2/AM, Fura-2 pentaacetoxymethylester; BAPTA/AM, 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid tetra(acetoxymethyl) ester; U-73122, 1-[6-((17beta-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione; U-73343, 1-[6-((17beta-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl]-2,5-pyrrolidinedione; LY294002, 2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; ERK, extracellular signal regulated protein kinase; PD98059, 2'-amino-3'-methoxyflavone; SB203580, 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole; RGS, regulators of G-protein signaling; HA, hemagglutinin; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; LPA, lysophosphatidic acid.

Address correspondence to: Dr. Yoe-Sik Bae, Medical Research Center for Cancer Molecular Therapy and Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 602-714, Korea. E-mail: yoesik{at}donga.ac.kr


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